Water-distributing apparatus.



No. 854,385. PATENTED MAY 21, 1907.

' H. M. SANDERS.

WATER DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13, 1906.

HENRY'M. SANDERS, or WAOO, TEXAS.

WATER-DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented my 21, 1907.

Application filed August 13,1906. -Serial No. 330,511.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, HENRY M. SANDERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waco, in the county of McL'ennan and State of Texas ,have invented. certain new and use.-

ful Improvements in WVatenDistributing Apparatus, of which the. following is a specification.

This invention relates to hot and coldwa ter distributing apparatus, and my object is to produce apparatus of this character for use primarily in connection with heating'or cooking stoves for the purpose of utilizing the waste heat therefromand thus furnish economically a supply of hot water for th kitchen, bath room or other point:

With this general object in view and others as hereinafter appear the invention consists 1 in certain novel and peculiar features of convalve for effecting the distribution of hot or struction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood reference is. to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l, is a substantially central vertical section of apparatus embodying my invention. a, is a horizontal section of the cold water to a kitchen and hot and cold water to abath room.

In the said drawings, 1 indicates the upper portion of a stove and 2 the short collar projecting upward therefrom to receive the lower end of a short stove pipe section 3 communicating with the larger pipe 4 of suitable length and diameter, or said pipe 3 may, if desired form an integral portion of pipe 4. The upper end of pipe 4, is preferably diametrically reduced as at 5 to engage the stove pipe section 6, of ordinary size, which pipe is pose hereinafter explained.

9 indicates a drain cock communicating with the lower end of the tank for the purpose of withdrawing the water and sediment from the tank when desired. 7

, 10 indicates a reservoir having its upper end in about the same horizontal plane as pipe 8, and divided by partitions 11 into chambers, 12, 13, and 14, the chamber 13 being an airchaniber to insulate the water of chambers 12 and 14 in order that the water in chamber 12 which may" become heated more ,or less shallnot materially affect the temperature of the'water in chamber 14.

15 indicates a pipe connecting the lower end of chamber 12 with the'upper end of tank,

7 and 16 a valve controlling the supply of water from reservoir chamber 12 to said tank and in this connection it should be stated that the reservoir may be disposed contiguous-to the tank as shown or it may be ar ranged outside of the house wherein the stove is located or at any other suitable point and that it may be supported in any suitable manner, the support being omitted as unimportant to a proper understanding of the invention.

17 indicates a vertical cylindrical valve casing containing a cylindrical plug valve 18 provided with segmental passages 19, 20 and 21, and 22 indicates a handle whereby said valve may be turned.

23 indicates a pipe connecting the lower end of thetank with opening 24 in the valve casing.

25 indicates a pipe connecting the lower end of chamber 14 of the reservoir with opening 26 in the valve casing diametrically opposite opening 2%.

27 indicates a pipe leading from opening 28 in the valve casing to the sink, not shown.

29 indicates a pipe connected to opening 30 in the valve casing and adapted to lead toa bath room or other point below the plane,

preferably, of tank 7.

31 indicates a pipe connected to opening 32 in the valve casing and adapted to lead to the bath room or other point and said pipes 29 and31 will be provided withfaucets, 29 and 31 respectively of any suitable or preferred type, pipe 27 being likewise provided with a faucet 27 if desired.

As shown the valve is set to supply hot water from the tank and cold water from the reservoir to the bath room or other point to which pipes 29 and 31 lead, andif the pipes ply hot waterfor the kitchen, valve 18 is 29 or 31 are provided with faucets as suggested such position maybe the normal-Lone for the valve, it being likewise noted that valve passage 19 is not in communication with any of the openings of the valve casing and consequently no water can be supplied for kitchenuse. When it is desired to supturned until passage or port 19 establishes communication between openings 24 and '28 Q6 and 32. When it is desiredto supply cold water to. the kitchen the operation of the valve is reversed so asto establish communication through port or assage 19 between openings 26and 28. If iot water also is desired inthe bath room the controlling faucet or valve hereinbefore referred to is opened and a supply of hot water is obtained. If cold water is desired in the bath room, the c'orres onding valve or faucet of pipe 31 is opene as will be readily understood.

It will be apparent that the temperature of the water in the tank is raised not only bea cause of the heat of the products of combustion passing up through pipe 4 but also if disposed close to the stove, by the heat radiated upwardly therefrom and by the heat imparted to pipe 4 and the tank by conduction from the stove.

Should the. water in the tank be brought to a boiling point, 'the steam generated will pass off through the pipe 8 without endangering the apparatus, and it-will also be noted that by having said pipe rojecting about as high as the tank there will be no danger, when the latter is filled, of the water overflowing from said'pipe. I From the above description it will be a parent that I have produced a water distri uting apparatus possessing the features of advantage enumerated, and I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be restricted to the exact details of construction shown and described as obvious modifications will suggest themselves to one skilled in the art.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new' and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a stove and its stove pipe, with a tank surrounding and bearing a water tight relation to a portion of said pipe, a pipe communicating with and roec ting above the tank, a reservoir, a va vecontrolled pipeconnecting the reservoir with reservoir, a pipe lea valve casing, 'ipes connecting thevalve casing with the ower ortion of the-tank and ding from the casing, and a valve in said casingprovided with a port or passage'to establish corinmu'nica'tionv between the pi e leading from the tank or'the pipe leading ii or valve casing pipe.

the tank to supply'the latter with water, e165 om thereservoir with the'third 2. In an apparatus of the character dcscribed, the combinationv of stove an d its stovepipe, with a tank surrounding and bearing a water-tight relation to a portion of said a pipe, a pipe communicatingwith and ro ecting'above the tank, a reservoir,a va vecontrolled pipe connecting the reservoir with the tank to supply the latter withwater, a valve casing, a pair of pipes communicating therewith, a second pair of. pipes connecting the tank and reservoir with. the casing, and a valve in thecasing provided with a pair of orts adapted at times to connect the pipes eading from the tank and reservoir to' the first-named pi es connected to,,the casing and at other times, to break communication between said sets. of pipes. I v 3. In an apparatus of the :character described, a tank, a reservoir with a pair of insulated chambers, a valve controlled pi e.

connecting one of said chambers with tie tank, a valve casing connected tothe lower portion of the tank and -to the other reservoir chamber, a pair of pi es connected tothe valve casing, and a va ve in said casing provided with a pair of ports, one adapted to establish communication between the tank and one of said pair of pipes and the other between said reservoir chamber and the other set of said pipes.

4. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a stove and its Stovepipe, with a tank surrounding and bearing a water-tight relation to a portion of said pipe, a pipe communicating with and rojecting above the tank, a reservoir, a-va vecontrolled pipe connecting the reservoir with valve casing, pipes connecting the valve casing with the lower portion of the tank and reservoir, a ipe leading from the casing, a

valve in sai casing provided with a port or passage to establish communication between the pipe leading from the tank or the pipe leading from the reservoir with the third or valve casing pipe, and a drain cock for the tank.

5. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a stove, a stove pipe, a diametrically enlarged section in said stovepi e, a tank. surrounding and bearing a water-tight relation to the said enlarged section, and provided with a draincock and an upwardly projecting pi e, a reservoir having a pair of chambers insu ated from each other,

a valve-controlled pipe connecting one charms said pi es, hot Water through the second one 10 her of the reservoir and the upper portion of and 00 d Water through the third. the tank, a Valve casing connected to the In testimony whereof I allix my signature, lower portion of the tank and to the lower in the presence'of-two Witnesses. portion of the other chamber of thereservoir, HENRY M SANDERS pipes connected to the valve casing to conduct Water therefrom, and a Valve in the cas- Witnesses:

ing and provided with ports whereby hot or EDWIN G. HOGAN, cold Water may be discharged through one of J. L. WISE. 

